Tonet is an

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in the towns of Red River and

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. It is located at latitude 44.589 and longitude -87.734, with an elevation of , at the junction of County Trunk K and Tonet Road.

History

The community started as the neighboring community later to be called

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grew. When the original log church of St. Joseph at Champion was destroyed by fire in 1874, a dispute then arose between the Flemish and the Walloon Belgians, as to where to rebuild the church. As a result of the disagreement, the Flemish Belgians built their own church on the site of St. Martin Catholic Church, Tonet. Initially when it was established as a community, the place was known as Martinsville, after St. Martin's church. The proposed post office in 1887 was supposed to be Jonet, after Peter Jonet the first postmaster. However the clerk in charge of postmaster appointments department mistook the J for a T.Mistaken identity fits to a 'T', Green Bay Press Gazette, June 1, 1991

References

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